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More than halfway through winter there have been no major snowstorms but several jurisdictions have already used a good portion of their snow removal budgets. News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss reports. (Published Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013)

Updated at 9:05 PM EDT on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013

Even though not much measurable snow has fallen in the D.C. area this winter, local road crews have been busy with just the threat of something serious.

In Virginia, VDOT deployed winter crews close to a dozen times and has spent $19 million of its $55 million snow budget in northern Virginia.

"There's a big effort to stage crews now, to stage everywhere on the interstates and neighborhoods, on secondary roads, so that we’re more prepared during rush hours,” said Jennifer McCord, of VDOT.

In the District, the city budgeted about $6 million for winter weather and has spent about $2 million of that.

Maryland’s been hardest hit. The state highway administration budgeted $41 million statewide to battle snow and has already spent about $35 million of that.

A combination of weather in the western part of the state and repeated deployments in the D.C. area have gobbled up the budget, according to the highway administration. The SHA maintains it has enough resources to get through the rest of the winter.